Thailand’s Junta to Expand Railways to Link India, China
Thailand’s military government approved a massive budget to upgrade the country’s railways including high-speed rail that would eventually link with China BANGKOK – Thailand’s military junta has said...
View ArticleThe Arrest of One Man Doesn’t Address Thailand’s Child Trafficking Problem
Myanmar Child Selling Roses in Bangkok BANGKOK – As anyone who has spent any time in Thailand knows, children have worked on Bangkok’s Khaosan Road selling roses for years. Child migrants from...
View ArticleBaht Bus Crashes with 18 Wheeler in Bangkok 22 Students Injured, 1 Dead
Over Loaded Baht Bus with Student hanging off Back BANGKOK - This morning at 8:30, a baht bus carrying school students crashed into a six-wheeler truck at Petchkasem Road in Bangkok. Twenty two...
View ArticleJapanese Woman Falls to Her Death in Bangkok
Furiko Sukazawa fell to her death from a 33-storey high condominium building BANGKOK - Japanese National Furiko Sukazawa fell to her death from a 33-storey high condominium building in the Thong Lor...
View ArticleThailand’s Military Says Red Shirt Activist Kritsuda Khunasen Fabricated...
Kritsuda Khunasen (mid) appears at the Crime Suppression Division on 24 June BANGKOK - Rights groups on Tuesday urged Thailand’s military rulers to probe allegations a ‘Red Shirt’ activist was...
View ArticleChiang Rai to Hold Thai Ethnic Group Festival on 9 August
2014 Thai Ethnic Group Festival’ on 9th August 2014 at the Circle of Culture, Chiang Rai Province – File Photo CHIANG RAI – The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and Chiang Rai...
View ArticleMotorists in Thailand Now Prohibited from Using Cell Phones While Driving
Violators will be fined between 400 to 1,000 baht and tickets will be mailed to their homes. CHIANG RAI – Motorists in Chiang Rai and the rest of Thailand will be prohibited from using hand-held cell...
View ArticleTourist Arrivals Down10.47 Percent From Last Year
- BANGKOK – Tourist arrivals for the seven months of this year dropped by 10.47 percent to 13.6 million compared to 14 million for the same period last year largely due to political instability, said...
View ArticleAre Thai Railway’s Really Safe? Riders Robbed of Cash and Cell Phones
Police officers investigating the reported theft on Southbound Express Train no. 37, 5 August 2014 – Photo Khaosod News SONGKHLA – Passengers on a southbound train were reportedly robbed in their...
View ArticleThailand’s New National Legislative Assembly Inaugurated, Presided Over by...
This handout photograph from Parliament received and taken on Aug 7, 2014 shows Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn attending the opening of the National Legislative Assembly in Bangkok.- PHOTO: AFP...
View ArticleTwo British Medical Students Stabbed to Death in Borneo, Malaysia
(L) Neil Dalton (R) Aidan Bunger BORNEO – Two British medical students from Newcastle University have been stabbed to death while on work placements at a hospital on the island of Borneo, Malaysia....
View ArticleBurmese Child Slave puts Spotlight on Abuse of Foreign Maids in Thailand
Air’s brutal enslavement is not uncommon in Thailand- Photo Thai Rath KAMPHAENG PHET – “Air”, the daughter of migrant workers from Myanmar, was abducted on her seventh birthday, and for the next...
View ArticleThailand’s Military-Appointed Lawmakers Meet in Bangkok
BANGKOK – Thailand’s military-dominated legislature has held its first session, after the army took power in a coup on May 22. The body is expected to appoint a prime minster and cabinet later this...
View ArticleJapanese National Sought in Surrogacy Scam Flees Thailand
A Japanese man, who might have played a key role in a surrogacy gang, has left Thailand with a baby in his arms. BANGKOK – A young Japanese man has left Thailand after emerging evidence suggests he...
View ArticleThailand’s Nationwide Hospital Networks Meet to Raise Awareness of Heart Disease
The Vejthani Cardiology Clinic at Vejthani Hospital offers a full range of finest treatment of congestive heart failure. CHIANG RAI - The Director General of the Department of Medical Services (DMS)...
View ArticleNew Life For Abandoned Four Year Old Hill Tribe Boy
Kae Khae at Wat Huay Pla Kang’s orphanage in Chiang Rai where he now lives. CHIANG RAI – A four-year-old hill tribe boy has found a new life in a temple orphanage after spending more than a year...
View ArticleBaby Gammy: Australian Couple Break Silence, 50 Australian Couples Lose...
David and Wendy Farnell say they want Australia to hear their side BUNBURY – The Australian couple who allegedly left a Down’s syndrome baby in Thailand with its surrogate mother are due to speak...
View ArticleSwede Finally Arrested for the Murder of Robert Hollick in Pattaya
Robert Hollick’s mother, Anne Hollick, is thrilled her son’s alleged murderer has finally been charged. STOCKHOLM – Two years after talking his way out of a Thai police cell, the alleged killer of...
View ArticleBangkok Cabbie Uses Fake Gun to Rob American Tourists
30-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for using a toy gun to rob an American passengers BANGKOK – Police have arrested a taxi driver in Bangkok who confessed to using a fake hand gun to rob two...
View ArticleThailand Comes up Short against Japan, Losing 3-1
Hattaya Bamrungsuk and Ajcharaporn Kongyot block for Thailand. BANGKOK – Thailand failed to earn a single point in the second week of the 2014 World Grand Prix after losing to Japan 3-1 in Hong Kong...
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